Domino Keepers Addition

Each player tells the sum of the dots on their domino, e.g. 2+4=6, 5+3=8.

The player with the highest answer keeps both dominoes. If both players have the same answer, each keeps a domino. The winner is the player or team with the most dominoes when all dominoes have been picked up.

Domino Keepers Multiplication

a game for 2 players (or two teams)

Play this game as above but instead of adding the two numbers on the domino, multiply them.

These games tick all of the boxes - the kids love them, they are simple to play and all you need is a set of dominoes!

I love this idea and the different versions of the game! I teach 3rd grade and could definitely see using the addition version with my students at the start of the year, and then eventually using the multiplication version once we get into multiplication. You could even have students pick 2 dominos and add all the dots, or have each domino represent a 2-digit number (e.g. 2 dots and 4 dots = 24) that they add with another domino for more of a challenge.

I think they even make different sets of dominos (double 6 sets, double 9 sets, etc.) with different numbers of dots, so you could probably find sets with larger numbers to use with the multiplication version in upper grades.